Engineering and technology
Outside the Lecture Hall
The Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Department is committed to excellence and diversity in our teaching and research. We achieve this through close...
Engineering and technology
We presented at ISEC – 3rd International Sustainability Energy Conference 2024
Over 400 participants from 35 countries, 80 presentations and 100 posters in Graz on April 10-11. The ISEC conference was a great success, with Ministers from...
Engineering and technology
Faculty of Engineering steps into “A future towards Hydrogen”
A successful first Stellenbosch University Green Hydrogen Symposium on 19 March at STIAS, highlights the Faculty of Engineering’s commitment towards firmly...
Engineering and technology
Learner Development Programme in Space Technology
What’s happening in the sky?
The outreach project on the Elethu wine farm in Bonnievale involving learners from a local school is yielding fascinating results...
Awards and milestones
In the Spotlight – Shival Indermun – Best Student Paper Award in the Biodevices field
Shival Indermun had presented a paper at the BIOSTEC conference recently and was awarded the Best Student Paper Award in the Biodevices field.
“I had the...
Awards and milestones
PhD candidate, Francois Rozon, publishes a “Feature paper”
Congratulations to our PhD candidate Francois Rozon.
Francois’s paper co-authored by Professors Craig McGregor and Michael Owen, titled ” Long-Term Forecasting...
Engineering and technology
M&M third year students Lindelize and Wouter are enjoying their gap year in Germany
“We have reached the halfway mark of our gap year successfully , and we are ready for the next.”
In March this year Wouter and Lindelize arrived in Konstanz...
Engineering and technology
STERG – Brainstorming and problem-solving across borders.
This year our postgraduate course Solar Thermal Energy Systems (STES) took on a new and exciting format we hope to expand upon and build ongoing international...
Engineering and technology
Fama Jallow, phenomenal international postgraduate student tells us why she chose Stellenbosch University
In June we celebrate International Women in Engineering Day. The day was created by the Women’s Engineering Society and supported by UNESCO. The intention is to...
Engineering and technology
In the Spotlight – Johan van der Spuy, chairman, colleague and friend
As a young boy Johan grew up all over South Africa. He received the most important part of his high school education in Villiersdorp in the Boland. His family...